The high art of the Low Countries (1): Dream of plenty

The art from the world of medieval Flanders, sacred and secular, rich and poor, is shown in this documentary. How the art evolved from the craft of tapestries into a leading painting school, and how the groundbreaking innovation in oil painting made possible to obtain marvelous colours that still remain so vibrant today. Painters like Jan van Eijk and Peter Paul Rubens were at the forefront of these developments.